An F/A-18E Super Hornet, attached to the “Sunliners” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 81, sits on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) in the Mediterranean Sea (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Megan Wollam/Released) According to the USNI report, …
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On Oct. 2, 2019, the U.S. Navy marked the end of an era when last F/A-18C performed its official final active-duty flight at Naval Air Station Oceana, Virginia, escorted by three F/A-18F Super Hornets. Originally designed for the U.S. Air Force, the F/A-18 served for 36 years. The fighter was …
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China will view the sending of British and the US warships into disputed waters it claims its own as “hostile action” with serious consequences, senior officials from the country have warned and urged that London not get sucked into carrying out “dirty jobs” for Washington. The message that China will …
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The United States Navy (USN) is the largest and most capable navy in the world and it has been estimated that in terms of tonnage of its active battle fleet alone, it is larger than the next 13 navies combined, which includes 11 U.S. allies or partner nations. USN has …
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Join curator Matthew Burchette as he links up with F-14 pilot Lt. Richard “Spud” Webb and dives into the incredible history of the famed F-14. Uncover insider information on flying this amazing bird, get up close and personal with an M-61 Vulcan cannon, peer inside the dominant Pratt & Whitney …
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On July 3, 1988, Iran Air flight 655, carrying 290 passengers, was shot down by a surface-to-air missile launched from the USS Vincennes of the United States Navy. The Airbus 300 was on its scheduled flight from Tehran to Dubai, flying over Iran’s territorial waters when the US Navy missile …
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On May 21, 2019, a year and a half after a fatal crash, the U.S. Navy has recovered the wreckage of the missing C-2A Greyhound from more than three miles below the surface, USNI News has learned. The aircraft went down on Nov. 22, 2017, in the Philippine Sea. The …
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Top Gun” sequel, “Top Gun: Maverick,” filmed onboard USS Theodore Roosevelt in February. Here’s What It Was Like to Run a Carrier as the ‘Top Gun’ Sequel Films Onboard Capt. Carlos Sardiello who commands the Roosevelt shares the challenges he faced during top gun filming What they would talk about, …
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The US has a fleet of 11 nuclear-powered carriers, including two different classes, the Nimitz and Gerald R. Ford classes. But the Ford-class only has one commissioned carrier, the USS Gerald R. Ford, and it has yet to see combat, while the USS Nimitz was commissioned in 1975, and has …
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on Jul. 11, 1994 a VF-51 Screaming Eagles F-14A Tomcat BuNo 162602 Suffered a ramp strike upon landing aboard the USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63) A ramp strike is when an aircraft coming to land aboard an aircraft carrier impacts the rear of the carrier, also called the ramp, below the …
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